there was something melancholy hanging over the school today morning. the atmosphere was wierdly mellow with an out-of-place kind of noise and had a prominent, peaceful silence. i had little hours of sleep the night before but i wasn't feeling the tiredness i usually did today.

the principal was delivering a speech to our DM as he was retiring at the end of this year. the DM is actually a really nice man who has strong moral values that he always instilled in us. lots of people hate him but after thinking about it, he's really a good mentor, the image and role-model for dhs. halfway through delivering the long speech, the principal stopped. i thought that he was trying to find the right words to say. however, that silence continued, and the school waited. the principal's mouth was turned downwards, and he stared down hard at his paper. the corners of his mouth pointed downwards and began to twitch a bit. he then quickly thinned his lips and blinked hard. students around me started to whisper to one another. our dear principal (whom i have the highest respect for, as he's not only a great principal, but also a good man, husband and father) was trying his best to hold back his tears in front of the whole school. he brought his mic up to his mouth, tried to say something but nothing came out, then put the mic back down. did this several times, trying his hardest to not cry. he then paced up and down, searching for the right words to say but the emotions overwhelmed him and he blinked harder and rubbed his nose. from the corner of my eyes i saw the vice-principal taking out a hankerchief and wipe his eyes. after a minute or two, he then stepped down and told the vice to take over, clearly being shaken and unable to continue. the way he tried his hardest to hold back his tears showed me the pride that he has and for the school, and how much respect he had for our DM. (he was an ex-pupil here) i thought that it was so touching, and i nearly cried. (for the principal, not for the DM) words could not describe everything that was being protrayed.

the last recess, was a quiet one. my good friends and i sat down altogether at one table and ate our food. in the background, songs were being played as students were allowed to make music dedications. the songs were rather sad and solemn, giving the mood that it was the last day and most people wanted to dedicate songs to their class of 2 years. tiffany started to tear, and everyone else being emotionally affected as well, began to tear too. she started to sniff really badly, and could not eat anymore. the rest of us ate in silence. 'Graduation' played. most of us couldn't help but started to tear and sniff just like tiffany, but continued to eat. initially they tried to rub away the tears and dab their eyes with tissues but the tears kept welling up in everyone's eyes. i too was trying my very best to hold back my tears. but seeing tiffany so upset, yanting's eyes so red with tears, i couldn't help it and my eyes reddened too. then i saw eunice. i know her as the strong and tough one, and never did see her cry before. her eyes were red. but she couldn't take it anymore, and when the first tear rolled down her cheeks, i gave away. i broke down in tears, sobbing and choking. i just couldn't hold it back any longer. i wanted to leave, but i couldn't bear to leave my beloved classmates behind. the times we shared were ever so great, and i just cried because i really love them and thinking that we'll no longer have fun as a class made me upset. the bond that we all share, was too strong. we all just couldn't be apart. i sobbed harder, hearing the lyrics of the song. i turned to see kelly head hung low below the table, trying her best to wipe away the tears. i've never seen kelly cry before, only once when she failed a test. she was like one of those that would take A HELL LOT to cry. usually when a group cried, she was the last one standing with no tears. this time, she too gave way. it made me more upset. by now, no one could continue to eat and everyone was too overwhelmed. no one could even TRY to finish up their food. i saw eunice cupping her face in her hands and let it all go and cried as if it was really painful, with the music contributing to all the intense emotions. it was hard to think that we won't be seeing much of each other anymore, eat as a group, play as a group, talk and play a fool together. from now onwards, so much is going to take place and the changes that we'll see will be drastic. i know that everyone is fearing of what will become of us a few years down the road. will we still say hello to each other when we meet? will we still have fun and laugh so much? the past two years, they made life in dhs a really happy one for me, and i cherish all those times we had. now we're all hugging one another, because almost half of us are leaving. we always laughed and joke around, never were serious. now to see everyone just breaking down at the table was so heartwrenching. the tears and sadness i saw on everyone's faces were worth a million words. i just wished that we could stay together forever, but life's never like that.

thank you for everything, maybe it would be the last time we'll be wringing our hands over each other's shoulders in a circle, maybe it'll be the last time we'll all sit down together and eat at one table. i don't know. i love you all so so much, 2G.

this parting, is a sad one. but it may only be temporary. i'll leave and take along with me the wonderful memories that you all had a part in.

in memory of the G.generation, (2004-2005).